diff --git a/pgrep.c b/pgrep.c
index 73816bb1..ed77a649 100644
--- a/pgrep.c
+++ b/pgrep.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(int opt)
 	fputs(_(" -F, --pidfile <file>      read PIDs from file\n"), fp);
 	fputs(_(" -L, --logpidfile          fail if PID file is not locked\n"), fp);
 	fputs(_(" --ns <PID>                match the processes that belong to the same\n"
-		"                           namespace as <pid>\n"), fp);
+		"                           namespace as <pid> or 0 for all namespaces\n"), fp);
 	fputs(_(" --nslist <ns,...>         list which namespaces will be considered for\n"
 		"                           the --ns option.\n"
 		"                           Available namespaces: ipc, mnt, net, pid, user, uts\n"), fp);
@@ -861,8 +861,6 @@ static void parse_opts (int argc, char **argv)
  *			break; */
 		case NS_OPTION:
 			opt_ns_pid = atoi(optarg);
-			if (opt_ns_pid == 0)
-				usage ('?');
 			++criteria_count;
 			break;
 		case NSLIST_OPTION:
@@ -916,6 +914,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
 	atexit(close_stdout);
 
+	opt_ns_pid = getpid();
 	parse_opts (argc, argv);
 
 	procs = select_procs (&num);